Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1941 Page: 4 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS. TEXAS
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Seven Prospective
Students ‘Signs Up’
For Refresher Course
Seven prospective students of the
American Legion-High School Fac-
ulty sponsored Flying Cadet Re-
fresher Course were signed up at
the meeting held at the high school
Wednesday night, Bill Elder, Legion
Post Commander, announced Thurs-
day.
Lt. Col. Ernest John, of the U.
S. Army Recruiting Service, ex-
plained the details of the course and
the required qualifications for en-
trance into the Flying Cadet
schools. Captain Sprague, also of
the recruiting service, will make
an Intensive campaign among the
enlisted personnel at Camp Hulen
beginning Monday where he expects
he will secure many additional pros-
pects.
It was also announced that a
Flying Board of medical examiners
will arrive in Palacios next Friday
to make certain that these pros-
pects will be able to meet physical
qualifications necessary. This will
obviate the possibility that a man
might fail to meet these require-
ments after successfully completing
the refresher course. Examinations
will be held at the high school.
The course is designed to assist
those lacking the required two years
of college credits to pass the men-
tal examination. The instructions
refill cover history, arithmetic, plane
•geometry, plane trigonometry, Eng-
lish grammar and English composi-
tion.
Cost of the course will be $25 per
man with the tuition payments to
be made in three installments.
OPEN HOUSE
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no provisions for their leisure
hours. Clubs, instruction groups in
divers subjects and social affairs
will be the principal activities, Miss
Mumford declared.
Rooms have been provided for a
limited number of girls with one
reserved for transient use. Curtains
have been made by the girls and
furniture painted. Decorations have
been installed and every effort is
being made to make the center ns
attractive and home-like ns pos-
sible.
Invitations are being sent to the
officers and their ladies of Camp
Hulen to attend the open house and
to all townspeople interested. Spec-
ial invitations are being sent to the
pastors of all churches expressing
the desire that their congregations
attend the affair.
Refreshments will be served dur-
ing the course of the afternoon
from 4 to 6 p. m. and the entire
house will be open for inspection by
the public.
TEXAS INTERNATIONAL BOOKS
PLANE, THRILL SHOW FOR EPSOM
DOWNS IN HOUSTON, OCT. 21-28
Navy Sec. Requests
American Legion To
Assist In Recruiting
INSPECTOR-
NEW SITE
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sible to do so, it was stated by both
FSA and Army officials. Under the
plans approved by the President the
■FSA will have charge of the build-
4ng plans and locations while the
(Army, through the Constructing
Quartermaster, will have charge of
the actual construction.
The Constructing Quartermaster
office at Camp Hulen, which will
have charge of the local project,
stated that contracts will be let by
negotiation rather than calling foi
bids in order to still further ex
pedite the work. This will be done
as soon as plans and specifications
are received.
The building, when completed,
will be operated as a recreation
center for soldiers by one of the
Navy Secretary Frank Knox has
requested the cooperation of the
American Legion in recruiting for
the United States Navy or Naval
Reserve, according to telegraphic
word being sent out to each Depart-
ment of the Legion, according to
word received by local Legionnaires
from Fred Young, of Austin, De-
partment Adjutant.
Under the plan as outlined by the
Secretary a miniumum of one com-
pany consisting of not less than 140
men be recruited through the Le-
gion. These men will be sworn into
the service in ceremonies to be at-
tended the governors of the various
states on Navy Day, October 27.
In Texas, which has two Naval
Recruiting Districts, a contest be-
tween the Posts in each district is
being planned, the letter from the
Department Adjutant continued.
Lynn C. Stambaugh, newly elect-
ed Commander-in-Chief of the
American Legion, has requested
each Department to recruit at least
one man for every post in each De-
partment.
Local Legionnaires have not
formulated any plans as yet but
they expect to comply with the urg-
ings of Secretary of War Knox, the
Commander-in-Chief and Depart-
ment Commander Dilworth and to
assist in any way they can to se-
agencies comprising the United cure the desired enlistments. Dil-
Service Organizations. At the eh- worth has urged the enlistment of
of the present emergency when thetwo companies instead of one from
training program is curtailed andthe Department of Texas,
the need for such recreational facil- Nearest sub-station for Naval
ities is over the building will be recruiting is located at Victoria.
available for use by the city as a ----
community activity, it has been ex- Mrs. Marguerite Carter who is
plained. now located in her former Dress-
--making and Alteration Shop up-
Mrs. F. S. Goppert and two child-stairs in the Ruthven Building
ren spent last week here with Mr.wjshes to announce to the ladies of
Goppert. They are looking fine and Palacios and vicinity that she is
Direct from Hollywood where he
flew to fame and fortune, Captain
Bob Ward and his crew of Dare-
devil Aces will come to Epsom
Downs Fairgrounds where they will
present their two and one half hour
thrill show for the throngs attend-
ing the Texas International Exposi-
tion.
Sweeping out of the clouds in an
air-plane Captain Ward at the con-
trols of his fast monoplane, per-
forms his famous airplane crash in-
to a barn which is constructed in
front of the grandstand, demolish-
ing both plane and building.
This is the greatest thriller that
the world has ever known, and Cap-
tain Ward has executed this feature
attraction many times.
This will be Captain Ward’s first
Texas appearance, however, Ward
and his dauntless crew have ap-
peared at many of the nations lead-
ing fairs including the state fail
in Kansas, Missouri state fair, and
the Wisconsin state fair.
In all stunts performed by Cap-
tain Ward and his crew, all drivers
remain at the wheels of their cars,
and during the entire show eight
cars will be completely demolished.
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have been made with great rapidity.
There are now 12 Grade A, 21
Grade B and 3 Grade C establish-
ments the last of which are in the
unsewered section of Palacios.
Praise must be given to the remark-
able cooperation shown by the pro-
prietors in their unceasing efforts
to improve their establishments so
that the citizens of Palueios can
feel safe in patronizing the great
majority of their own restaurants.
"fQlgjjilied Aduem/iiff
RATE. ONE CENT PER WORD—MINIMUM CHARGE. 25*
SALE or TRADE
FOR SALE—Easter Lily Bulbs.
ready for planting. Mrs. J. F. Me.
Glothlin, north of Palacios.
FOR SALE—Young Hereford Bull,
registered. Consider part trade.
What have you? F. J. Kraus, East
Bay. ltp
FOR SALE—Typewriter and add-
ing machine Ribbons, also Rubber
Stamp Pads and Inks. Call at Bea-
con Office.
RENT or LEASE
FOR RENT—Two 3-room apart-
ments. Furnished, private baths.
2825 East 7th St., Bay City.
BED ROOM FOR RENT—Hot and
cold water. Bath. 2 Blocks north
of Post Office. 507 Morton Ave., or
enquire at Beacon.
FOR SALE—One white-face baby
calf at my home, the former
Charles Fox place northwest of Pa-
lacios. Frank Cervenka.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—Zenith
radio, windcharger and new bat-
tery. What have you? F. J. Kraus,
East Bay. ltp
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED TO RENT: Modern 3 or
4 room apartment or house, fur-
nished or unfurnished. Mr. Sgt. .1.
A. Mercer, Tel. Camp Hulen 25. p
WANTED—Assistant bookkeep-
er, must be alert and have pleasing
Examples of some of the major
improvements recently carried out
nre: (1) Improved dish sterilization
equipment and technique in practi-
cally all establishments. (2) The use
of paper service where sterilizntion
is impractical. (3) One hundred per
cent screening of all eating and
drinking establishments. (I) Sani-
tary drinking water in all establish
ments by eliminating the barrel
type coolers commonly in use pre-
viously. (5) A constant check on re-
frigeration equipment so that the
public can be protected from food
poisoning. (0) Sanitary toilet und
lavatory facilities provided by all
Grade A restaurants, with hot and
cold running water. (7) Improved
handling of kitchen wastes and gar-
bage. Every restaurant now has
metal cans with covers, thus mi*,
imizing the attraction of flies to
garbage. (8) A sharp decline in the
cockroach and fly population in the
majority of establishments.
dition. It is hoped that the PWA
funds recently allocated to Palacios
for sewer and water extensions,
will quickly be put to use to provide
much needed sewage disposal fa-
cilities for this section. The Health
Department wishes to point out to
the property owners in this section
the necessity of quickly availing
themselves of the privilege of sani-
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tary sewage disposal.
For the convenience of the citi-
zens of Palacios, the Health De-
partment is maintaining office
hours daily from 8:00 A. M. to
12:00 P. M.; and front 1:00 P. M.
to 5:00 P M.
Will see you at the ball game
Friday night at 8 p. m. Yea Sharks.
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Food Store SanitaKon
FOR SALE—Social Security blanks
Rubber Stamp Pads and ink, and
typewriter ribbons at Beacon of-
fice.
enjoy Kerrville very much.
opening a Ladies’ Exchange and any
one who has embroidery, crochet,
WANTED—Assistant bookkeep-knitting, pieced quilts or rugs that
er, must be alert and have pleasingthey would like to sell the article
personality. Prefer local party, man may be put in her shop for display
or woman. Koerber Sales Co. and disposed of for a small percent.
FOR SALE or TRADE FOR TOWN-
PROPERTY—30-ft. work boat.
Reason, I am too old to handle boat.
Wm. Haviiand. ltp
FOR SALE—Two 50 foot lots for
sale north of high school. Lots
12 and 13, block 19. Write Dan
Peary, Farmer’s State Bank Bldg.,
Temple, Texas. 41-2p
personality. Prefer local party, man
or woman. Koerber Sales Co
WANTED TO RENT—Two unfur-
nished rooms in Palacios. Lights
and running water necessary. Write
K. W. care of Beacon.
NOTICE
Thk? the way you
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TRY
All delinquent water bills must
be paid in full on or before the 10th
day of December, 1941. From that
date, payment in full of each water
bill by the 10th day of the month
will be required. If not paid l0'/r
will be added to bill; if not paid by
the 20th day of the month, water
will be cut off and a $1.00 charge
will be made before it will be turn-
ed on again.
This notice wil apply to al! water
bills for each month hereafter.
By order of the City Council to
be enforced by Water Superintend-
ent.
Notice To Delinquent
Tax Payers
Covvrtnhtui . - 'j/ Sinclair Itcflninp Company (!»c )
Agent Sinclair Refin.ng Company (Inc.)
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T. A. CASTLETON, Agent, Bay City
CHARLES R. JOHNSON, Station, Palacios
PHONE 170 FOR WASHING AND LUBRICATION
Under the provisions of an Act
of the Regular Session of the Leg-
islature, effective May 26th, 1941,
the Legislature remitted all inter-
est, penalty and certain costs on
all delinquent STATE and COUN-
TY taxes, which were delinquent
on or before July 1st, 1940, provid-
ed all delinquent STATE and
COUNTY taxes are paid, at one
time on or before November 1st,
1941.
This will mean a saving of from
18 to 45 per cent on your delin-
quent State and County taxes, if
paid before November 1st, 1941,
and on that date the full amount
of interest, penalty and costs will
again be added on all delinquent
taxes which have not been paid.
We will be glad to assist in any
way we can, if you will write us or
call at our office in the Court
House
J. W. MINTON,
Delinquent Tax Attorney.
By R. H. MINTON
Bay City, Texas,
WANTED:—An ambitious, wide-
awake man or woman to look
after renewals and new subscrip-
tions for the popular, fast-3elling
magazine, The AMERICAN HOME.
It’s easy, pleasant work, and it pays
big commissions. Spare time only
required. Write today to Director,
Sales Division, The AMERICAN
HOME MAGAZINE CORPORA-
TION, 251 Fourth Avenue, New
York, N. Y.
A. G. SKINNER
Licensed
REAL ESTATE DEALER
Farms • Ranches • City Property
Office Phone
110 Welch Ave. 173
NOTICE!
“On and after Wednesday, Oc-
tober 8, 1941, there will be anti-
aircraft gun firing from a posi-
tion on Turtle Point daily (except
Sundays and holidays) from
about 8:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.
“Danger Area. The area in
Matagorda Bay between a line
running generally southwest
from Turtle Point through Well
Point to Port O’Connor and a
line running generally southeast
from Turtle Point through Pa-
lacios Point to a distance of 15,-
000 yards.
“All boats are requested to
stay out of this area except when
making a transit across the area
in the usual channels. A large
red flag will be displayed near the
firing point while firing is being
conducted.”
C. N. TOUART,
Lt. Col., C. A. C.,
Adjutant.
WEDNESDAY CLUB
Patronize BEACON Advertisers.
All members of the Wednesday
Club who desire to contribute to the
food sale being sponsored by the
Federation of Women’s Club during
the Rice Festival in Bay City are
requested to send their cakes, pies,
cookies, candies or salads to the
booth on the Court House square,
Mrs. W. C. Gray, president, has
announced.
The announcement was made at
the request of Mrs. W. J. Hallmark,
of Blessing, president of the Fed-
eration.
The food merchants of Palacios
must be given credit for their far
sightedness in the care with which
they maintain their establishments.
It can be said with but one or two
exceptions, that the food stores of
Palacios are complying with most
of the sanitary regulations laid
down by the State Department of
Health. The Health Department
here is now chiefly concerned with
the sanitary handling of local meat
slaughtered and sold in the city.
Efforts are now being made to im-
prove meat sanitation.
Sanitation of Private Homes
The citizens of Palacios can be
truly proud of the fact that all but
five private residences available to
sewer lines are connected to the
sanitary sewer, and that the remain-
ing five will soon be connected. This
is a great achievement toward the
prevention of the spread of typhoid
fever and other diseases of the
digestive tract by flies. This is not
true however, for section of the City
north and west of the railroad. Due
to the lack of sewer facilities, this
district is in a very unsanitary con-
LUCK-
DOES NOT MIX WITH
INSURANCE
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN LUCKY
IN THE PAST BUT DO NOT DEPEND
ON IT IN THE FUTURE
ADEQUATE INSURANCE WILL
PROTECT YOU FROM LOSS
H. C. (Howard) CAMP BELL
GENERAL INSURANCE
Corner 4th & Commerce Phones: Res. 103, Off. Ill
AN ADDED SERVICE
WE NOW' CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK
OF EXTRA QUALITY
MURRAY TIRES
WrE ALSO CARRY IN STOCK
SPARK PLUGS and FAN BELTS
TO FIT ALL CARS AND TRACTORS
Johnson's Sinclair St'n
WINFRED JOHNSON
PHONE 170
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Niven, B. C. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1941, newspaper, October 9, 1941; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth724859/m1/4/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.